# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=693 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 694 --- ## [Saying things are one way when all evidence points to the contrary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-things-are-one-way-when-all-evidence-points-to-the-contrary/768251)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-things-are-one-way-when-all-evidence-points-to-the-contrary/768251 "2016-10-13T16:33:51Z")
When did this start? For example, I was reading one of the many threads surrounding the election and I noticed someone quoting Trump as having one the last debate in a landline, “according to every poll.” Now, I’m not t… --- ## [Is not pre-announcing the babby's name a thing (now)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-not-pre-announcing-the-babbys-name-a-thing-now/768086)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-not-pre-announcing-the-babbys-name-a-thing-now/768086 "2016-10-13T14:50:59Z")
So within a month of each other two of my brothers and their wives announced that they were expecting. When queried as to the name, they both, in independent conversations, said that they had selected names but would not… --- ## [MyPillow (pillow brand)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mypillow-pillow-brand/768142)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mypillow-pillow-brand/768142 "2016-10-13T11:04:45Z")
I’ve been experiencing neck pain over the last few years, and am thinking a better pillow would help reduce the pain. A day doesn’t go by that I don’t hear a radio commercial or see an internet ad for MyPillow. Reviews … --- ## [Hotel Bath Robes- Complimentary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-bath-robes-complimentary/561473)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-bath-robes-complimentary/561473 "2010-11-24T14:53:23Z")
Flash Cicero does not often stay in a hotel which provide bath robes. However, I am now in a hotel and a bit perplexed. Comments from previous guests indicate they have availed themselves of the robes but I am not sure … --- ## [Help me make an advanced alarm clock to deal with my personal oddities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-an-advanced-alarm-clock-to-deal-with-my-personal-oddities/767797)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-an-advanced-alarm-clock-to-deal-with-my-personal-oddities/767797 "2016-10-12T22:26:35Z")
My husband can attest to this - when the alarm goes off in the morning, I walk around the bed, across the room, hit the snooze button, and go back to bed - while asleep. :smack: As you can tell, I have an old stupid al… --- ## [Corrections Officer in a Prison as a career.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrections-officer-in-a-prison-as-a-career/767769)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrections-officer-in-a-prison-as-a-career/767769 "2016-10-12T22:13:47Z")
So. My 22 year old son lives in Florida (near Gainesville) with his mother. He was working for Walmart, unloading trucks for a year. He told me a few weeks ago while he was here for a visit that he had applied for a j… --- ## [Theoretical Computer Science courses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-computer-science-courses/768200)
**Author:** [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-computer-science-courses/768200 "2016-10-12T18:07:37Z")
I wonder whether theoretical computer science courses are really necessary within this major. Curriculum of computer science differs from university to university, country to country. But I often see that strong emphasis… --- ## [It's 3AM. Who's Trump Twittering about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3am-whos-trump-twittering-about/768296)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-3am-whos-trump-twittering-about/768296 "2016-10-12T15:26:44Z")
You’re awakened by a notification from your phone. It’s the latest Trump Twitter. Who is he complaining about? --- ## [Respect should be given, not earned (in a certain sense.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respect-should-be-given-not-earned-in-a-certain-sense/768254)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respect-should-be-given-not-earned-in-a-certain-sense/768254 "2016-10-12T11:28:20Z")
I’ve needed to rant for a while, but this isn’t a Pit-worthy rant: It’s often stated that “Respect is earned, not given.” But I think that attitude is precisely part of the reason why civil discourse has become so ugly … --- ## [Best way to prevent WW2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-prevent-ww2/767782)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-prevent-ww2/767782 "2016-10-12T07:55:03Z")
I was thinking, perhaps the best way to prevent Hitler’s rise to power and the second world war in general was to go back to the first world war and ensure that Germany wins the war or at least that they were not declare… --- ## [Risky undertakings vs foolish behavior - Where is the blame demarcation line when bad things happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risky-undertakings-vs-foolish-behavior-where-is-the-blame-demarcation-line-when-bad-things-happen/767682)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/risky-undertakings-vs-foolish-behavior-where-is-the-blame-demarcation-line-when-bad-things-happen/767682 "2016-10-12T02:17:12Z")
Let’s look at a few scenarios – 1: A young, well off woman loves expensive jewelry and posts updates on Facebook about each new acquisition she makes with pics of her wearing the jewelry to various venues around town. S… --- ## [I shouldn't make a stink about this, right? (bill for roofing job)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shouldnt-make-a-stink-about-this-right-bill-for-roofing-job/768214)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shouldnt-make-a-stink-about-this-right-bill-for-roofing-job/768214 "2016-10-12T00:12:29Z")
TL;DR had a multi-thousand dollar roofing project done. During the quote I asked for a bit of extra work and the guy said ‘sure, it’ll be like an extra $10’. It ended up being an extra $50. I should just shut up and pa… --- ## [Will this be the end of real clowns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-end-of-real-clowns/767659)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-be-the-end-of-real-clowns/767659 "2016-10-11T20:26:44Z")
We have been hearing many recent stories about persons in clown costumes scaring people. Now I have known people who do clown acts for say birthday parties or special events. To me, they have always been good people who… --- ## [You stayed for one hurricane. Would you stay for another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-stayed-for-one-hurricane-would-you-stay-for-another/767834)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-stayed-for-one-hurricane-would-you-stay-for-another/767834 "2016-10-11T20:24:50Z")
On the news last night, a reporter was speaking to a couple about the approaching hurricane Matthew. The couple had elected to not evacuate the area, and casually described their intention to wait out the storm in the w… --- ## [Things you're surprised other people are surprised about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-surprised-other-people-are-surprised-about/767944)
**Author:** [@Pantastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantastic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youre-surprised-other-people-are-surprised-about/767944 "2016-10-11T20:20:30Z")
So this was prompted by a recent thread Ambivald started about a swinger convention he went to at a hotel. Going in, I expected people to be surprised or offended at the idea of a big sex party happening, and that’s not … --- ## [whats the strangest thing you've received in a halloween bag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-thing-youve-received-in-a-halloween-bag/768131)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-thing-youve-received-in-a-halloween-bag/768131 "2016-10-11T19:58:41Z")
I due to various reasons never got to go trick or treating much as a child but a couple of times when I did ive gotten some weird items … mostly from people who forgot it was Halloween … When I was 6 we had a irish nei… --- ## [You have an MD or a PhD. Do you make people call you "Doctor" in social settings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-an-md-or-a-phd-do-you-make-people-call-you-doctor-in-social-settings/634798)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-an-md-or-a-phd-do-you-make-people-call-you-doctor-in-social-settings/634798 "2016-10-11T18:25:33Z")
My dad is annoyed when he encounters people who insist on being called “Doctor” in social settings. He tells a favorite story of being at a party years ago where someone introduced themselves as “Doctor LastName” and my… --- ## [Psychological techniques](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychological-techniques/768204)
**Author:** [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychological-techniques/768204 "2016-10-11T17:54:06Z")
Hello everyone, Does any one know of any psychological techniques/strategies you use or have heard of that is good for overcoming stressful situations? Examples-Emotional labeling, mental contrasting. Thank you! --- ## [Why do natural disasters seem to impact Haiti much worse than DR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-natural-disasters-seem-to-impact-haiti-much-worse-than-dr/767924)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-natural-disasters-seem-to-impact-haiti-much-worse-than-dr/767924 "2016-10-11T16:28:37Z")
They comprise the same island. But many times in my life, I remember thinking to myself that Haiti never seems to catch a break with these things. Is is just bad luck? --- ## [How do I convince my doctor to renew the Vicodin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-my-doctor-to-renew-the-vicodin/629852)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-convince-my-doctor-to-renew-the-vicodin/629852 "2016-10-11T16:18:59Z")
I have very little cartilage left in either knee. It’s bone on bone, and it hurts. Add in the arthritis in my ankles, the bone spurs on my insteps, and the fact that I work retail and stand 8-10 hours a day, and I am in … --- ## [Harry Truman's 1945](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-trumans-1945/768201)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-trumans-1945/768201 "2016-10-11T15:55:28Z")
I am reading a volume of Harry Truman’s autobiography, 1945. Was he the brilliant self educated historian and politician that he describes, or a red neck Senator who lucked out when FDR picked him for Vice President? --- ## [Can you tell me about living in Uruguay?...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-about-living-in-uruguay/767650)
**Author:** [@birchtree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birchtree)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-me-about-living-in-uruguay/767650 "2016-10-11T08:52:40Z")
Many web sites hype Uruguay as one of the best places in South America for ex-pat retirees to live. If you’ve lived there, or spent time as a visitor, what did you think? Notable pluses, minuses, whatever? --- ## [The notion that feelings are more important than facts - how did we get here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-notion-that-feelings-are-more-important-than-facts-how-did-we-get-here/768181)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-notion-that-feelings-are-more-important-than-facts-how-did-we-get-here/768181 "2016-10-10T23:06:11Z")
In a number of threads, various Dopers have decried the attitude in society that “feelings trump facts;” whereby if someone \*feels \*that X or Y is true, then that’s good enough for them, to the point of trumping facts th… --- ## [Is there any one person the Nazis could have killed to win the war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-one-person-the-nazis-could-have-killed-to-win-the-war/767724)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-one-person-the-nazis-could-have-killed-to-win-the-war/767724 "2016-10-10T21:39:44Z")
There is a saying that nobody is indispensable and I wonder if that is true. I was watching the movie the intimidation game about Alan Turing and Bletchley Park and it got me thinking. I was curious if the folks at Bletc… --- ## [The Bible - ebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-ebook/767452)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-ebook/767452 "2016-10-10T20:37:23Z")
I got bored last week and started reading the Bible in a hotel room. Now I’m wanting to continue reading. Is there a definitive ebook version? Ideally free. --- ## [Do you believe it's possible the world is a simulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-its-possible-the-world-is-a-simulation/755543)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-its-possible-the-world-is-a-simulation/755543 "2016-10-10T19:32:52Z")
Also known as the “Brain in a Jar” question or “The Matrix”. Do you believe it is possible what you perceive as the world is not real? I think it is possible. I don’t believe that it is so (i.e. I think the world is re… --- ## [Questions After a Painful Massage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-after-a-painful-massage/767884)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-after-a-painful-massage/767884 "2016-10-10T14:31:17Z")
I scheduled a massage at my local place specifically because I’ve been having back pain and can feel insane amounts of tension there (this is part of my multi-pronged strategy to address my chronic back pain, including y… --- ## [Having a client-facing day job while doing sex work on camera at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-client-facing-day-job-while-doing-sex-work-on-camera-at-night/767768)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-client-facing-day-job-while-doing-sex-work-on-camera-at-night/767768 "2016-10-10T14:01:34Z")
I have a friend who has a successful career in an office dealing with clients, and who is also thinking about getting into doing sex work via webcam for some extra money and because well basically she enjoys the idea. Sh… --- ## [Training an older dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-an-older-dog/764349)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/training-an-older-dog/764349 "2016-10-10T03:40:22Z")
So, a bit of background . . . I love dogs and interact well with them, but my only experience “owning” a dog is with my friend’s dog (Rusty) that I have taken care for extended periods of time (like a month+). My friend … --- ## [Dexamethasone sucks; why don't they prescribe Prednisolone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexamethasone-sucks-why-dont-they-prescribe-prednisolone/766716)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexamethasone-sucks-why-dont-they-prescribe-prednisolone/766716 "2016-10-10T02:33:10Z")
Can any of the Doper Docs explain why Prednisolone is no longer prescribed for anterior uveitis? The last two times I had uveitis I was prescribed Prednisolone which worked very nicely. This time they’ve prescribed me D… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=692) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=694)